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You enter the Filer's employer identification number when you enter your 1098-T form.
To enter Form 1098-T:
- Open or continue your return, if you're not already in it.
- Search for 1098T and select the Jump to link at the top of the search results.
- Select Yes on the Do you want to enter your higher education expenses? screen.
- On the Your Education Expenses Summary screen, select Add A Student.
- Select the name of your student (this could be you, your spouse, or a dependent) and Continue.
- Answer some questions about the student and then you'll reach the Did [student] get a 1098-T from [school] for 2019? screen. Select Yes and Continue.
- Enter the information from your 1098-T on the next screen. When you're finished, select Continue.
After you enter your 1098-T, we'll ask some additional questions, including whether the student had other expenses (books, supplies, equipment) and financial aid.
Here's some important info you need to know about Form 1098-T:
- If the student on the 1098-T is your dependent, enter the 1098-T on your return, even if your dependent paid the tuition.
- If you're the student on the 1098-T and you aren't being claimed as a dependent, enter the 1098-T on your return unless your employer paid for or reimbursed your tuition (in which case just keep the 1098-T with your tax records).
- Enter your 1098-T exactly as is even if the amounts are wrong (this is common). Don't worry, we'll give you the opportunity to correct the info and/or enter more expenses later.
- Leave blank boxes blank. Don't enter 0 for any blank boxes on the form, as this generates errors.
Source: TurboTax FAQ and video
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‎February 18, 2020
9:50 AM